Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack by WizardOfOs - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:24

[Jsk]

A great looking no-sew cloth sail! Thanks for posting that. You've got my wheels spinning now.

 

[WizardOfOs]

I’ve finished! 
 

Actually, I finished close to a month ago but have been a little busy elsewhere and never got around to posting about it. Here is a quick summary of the last few steps as I remember them. 
 

I got the mast into place and began securing lines and blocks to hold it there. 
 

 

 

 

What may be evident in these photos is that I immediately trimmed the excess line off at the cleats. Not something I was happy about when I noticed my error later on. By the time I realized, only a couple of lines remained for me to do “correctly.”

 

 

So I ended up making several rope coils with a bit of free line still attached, then carefully glued them to the cleats. The effect is similar to that advised in the instructions. 
 

 

 

There turned out to be a lot of needed coils. I also got the name plate painted up and ready. 
 

 

Once that was glued in place I was finished. 
 

 

Which brings me to the end of the 3-kit learner set. It was a fantastic experience and I’m very pleased with myself for taking on the challenge, learning some new skills, and getting through to the end of the project. 
 

 

All that remains is to take some higher quality photos of the Smack and upload them as an album. I’ll likely get to that in the next week or so before the Holiday and add a link here once I’ve done so. 
 

What comes next? I already have a new project in hand. The Albatros by Occre. 
 

 

My plan is to leave it safely in its box until the new year. I need to finish up writing the first draft of that troublesome dissertation before I can allow myself to be distracted by something else.

[modeller_masa]

Congratulation! Very nice painting and educational build log. I bought the same kit and will try again next year. 

 

Merry christmas and happy new year~

[JacquesCousteau]

Congratulations! The lobster smack turned out great, and the whole collection together looks fantastic. Looking forward to following your Albatross build, and good luck with the dissertation draft!

[Bryan Woods]

Very impressive! I bet you don’t leave that new box closed up for the rest of the year:-)

[SiriusVoyager]

The entire collection Looks great!  I really like the name plates

[Knocklouder]

Very nicely done , good luck on your next one.  

[druxey]

Well done! Not only have you gained valuable experience, but three very nice models as well. At some point you might wish to protect your models from dust and inquisitive fingers with cases.

[WizardOfOs]

Thank you all for the kind words and encouragement along the way. 

For posterity, the link to the album can be found here and forevermore in my signature. I've already begun production on the Albatros and plan to have that log officially begun in the next couple of days.